Cinteot Company Seafood Picnic 2017
Saturday, September 9, Cinteot had our annual company picnic; the seafood picnic was a success. Thanks to all that were able to attend! The picnic took place at the Hagerstown, Md City Park. A great atmosphere for a great group of coworkers, friends and family. With food galore, including lobster, shrimp, steak and plenty of […]
Yahoo Hack Complicated by Rootkits and MD5 Algorithms
Due to “recently obtained new intelligence,” Yahoo recently disclosed that all of its three billion user accounts have been compromised. Verizon’s purchase of Yahoo in 2015 became complicated when it was disclosed that nearly a billion user accounts had been hacked. This article discusses how rootkits and outdated hash algorithms potentially played a role in the […]
Equifax Data Breach Leaves Millions Vulnerable
Credit reporting agencies hold valuable information on customer’s so they can provide them with a credit score; in the wrong hands, this very same data can adversely affect its rightful owner. Due to a failure to keep their systems fully patched, the Equifax data breach left millions of identities vulnerable to the modern world. This article […]
CCleaner: Malicious Injection Overrides Antivirus
CCleaner, a popular antivirus tool, was compromised when a malicious hack (injection) was written to override the antivirus software. CCleaner, a popular tool dubbed by its creator as: “the number-one tool for cleaning your PC,” was recently discovered to contain a command & control module that enabled a malicious actor to collect an infected […]
Cinteot Wins Contract from Department Of Defense Washington Headquarters Services
Cinteot to Provide Services for The Secretary of Defense Communications Office September 11, 2017 – Cinteot is pleased to announce the recent contract awarded to the company from The Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Services. The contract will be to provide IA, IR, CND and physical security services for The Secretary of Defense Communications Office […]
Target’s 2013 Data Hack – What Happened and How?
Four years ago, the Target Corporation found itself in the crosshairs of dedicated hackers that resulted in one of the largest attacks on a retail chain in recent years. As a result, 40 million Target customers’ records were stolen, and upwards of 70 million further records were compromised. The fallout of this incident was a […]
Introduction to Compliance According To The SP800-53r4
Being compliant means following the intent of the law as spelled out in your industry regulations. These regulations are designed to protect privacy rights, protect transactional information, and prevent fraud. Becoming compliant doesn’t need to be an excessively challenging task. Like most things in life and in business, compliancy can be addressed in a structured […]
HBO: Hackers Leak Game Of Thrones Episodes via Vulnerability
Increasingly, there have been news headlines about companies losing information to hackers, or hackers taking information and holding it for ransom. The television provider HBO was recently hacked with close to 1.5 terabytes of information stolen. This data included scripts, emails, and unaired episodes of their most popular shows such as Game of Thrones, […]
Cinteot Sponsors the DISA/AFCEA SCPC 7th Annual Golf Tournament
Friday, August 4, Cinteot had the pleasure of supporting the DISA/AFCEA SPC 7th Annual Golf Tournament. The event was hosted at beautiful Chambersburg Country Club in Scotland, PA. Proceeds from the event helped support local students pursuing education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Cinteot also participated in the four-man scramble shotgun start with […]
Bootstrap 4: What you need to know
Starting mid-August in 2011 for Twitter, Bootstrap has been a powerhouse of front-end frameworks and is arguably the most widely used framework to date. In its version 2 (v2) update Bootstrap added “responsive functionality to the entire framework” and in the v3 update it was focused on mobile usability. More recently version 4 has come […]
SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
Many times, information system vulnerabilities are discovered several months (or years) after the initial exploit. Consider the malicious actor who only wants to “borrow” your computing power for, say, bitcoin mining. Although this example doesn’t compare to the potential monetary loss of financial fraud or other disruptions, organizations all face a similar threat landscape. A […]
Cinteot opens HUBZone Cybersecurity Training Lab
Cinteot is a HUBzone corporation. From the HUBZone program Mission statement, “The HUBZone Program’s mission is to promote job growth, capital investment, and economic development to historically underutilized business zones”. Cinteot actively promotes these 3 goals, and has added a fourth, human capital development. We have dedicated 75% of our Headquarters office space to an Informational Technology Learning […]
Cinteot relocates to newly renovated Public Opinion building
Cinteot opened its new offices in downtown Chambersburg PA this week. In its new space in the old Public Opinion building at 77 North 3rd Street, Cinteot is staying true to the HUBZone mission of revitalizing Historically Underutilized Business zones. Cinteot fully embraces the HUBZone program and offers a myriad of training opportunities and internships to folks […]
Cinteot Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Cinteot Inc. announced today that the company has achieved ISO 9001:2015 Certification as part of its overall focus on continuous improvement in all areas of service delivery and day-to-day operations.
Cinteot to appear at the AFCEA Defensive Cyber Operations Symposium 2016
Cinteot will appear alongside other HUBZone companies at the AFCEA Defensive Cyber Operations Symposium 2016 in Washington DC. We hope to educate the conference participants on the benefits of working with HUBZone companies. Please stop by our booth and say hello!
Cinteot obtains Small Business Administration’s 8(a) certification
Cinteot is proud to announce that it has obtained its 8(a) certification from the Small Business Administration. The purpose of this certification is to support businesses owned by disadvantaged minorities. Christina Hunt, Cinteot’s President, stated “we are extremely happy to announce our 8(a) designation from the Small Business Administration. It was a long road to […]
Cinteot supports Hewlett Packard and Zolon Tech on DoD program
Cinteot is now supporting HP and Zolon Tech on a new DoD program in Northern Virginia. Cinteot is providing lead support for the installation and implementation of HP’s testing tools: Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), QuickTest Pro/Unified Functional Testing (QTP/UFT) and Loadrunner with Performance Center. Christina Hunt, Cinteot’s President, stated “Cinteot welcomes the opportunity to work […]
Cinteot to co-sponsor NOVA Corp 5K Race for the Nation
Cinteot is proud to announce its co-sponsorship for the 2014 NOVA Corp 5K Race for the Nation. The race supports multiple causes: Local Youth Football, the Wounded Warrior Project and the Navajo Nation. Christina Hunt, Cinteot’s President, stated “it is a pleasure to be involved in this year’s Race for the Nation. It’s a great […]
Cinteot wins Task Order 9 on DISA program with Booz Allen Hamilton
Cinteot partnered with Booz Allen Hamilton to win Task Order 9 on the DISA Program Executive Office – Mission Assurance (PEO-MA) BPA contract. Task Order 9 will provide [OFFICIAL TEXT Secure Configuration Management (SCM) Sustainment Support for DISA PEO-MA/IA5]. The current contract is valued at $[AMOUNT] with a [YEARS/MONTHS] extension valued at $1,393,075. Cintbase will […]
Cinteot obtains Small Business Administration’s HUBZone certification
Cinteot is proud to announce that it has obtained its HUBZone certification from the Small Business Administration. The purpose of this certification is to support underserved economic areas by hiring and operating within those areas. Cinteot’s principle office is located within Fulton County, Pennsylvanias’s HUBZone, helping to bring jobs to the McConnellsburg area. Christina Hunt, […]